u All players wishing to play in the Oxford League next season MUST register with
ETTA as a first step.
u You must have an ETTA number to give to your club secretary along with your
normal details like Name, Address, Date Of Birth etc.
u You should go online and pay your fees (£5.64, or half that for juniors) with your
credit card if you feel able to do this. You can, instead, do it by sending a filled in
form and cheque yourself or via your secretary, but the more players can do it
online themselves, the less of a problem remains to be sorted out. ETTA's
preferred method is for you to do it online and it is by far the quickest method
(honest!).
u Remember to avoid all the stuff about "player licence" - this only applies to tt
wizards who play in certain elite national tournaments. If you need that, you will
most likely know it.
u If you have any questions about paying online, or any suggestions about how it can
be made easier, or pitfalls to avoid, email mike@odtta.org.uk to publicise it and/or
get a resolution.
To get yourself signed up online:
1. Go to the etta home page (see yellow "etta" link in black area on left of this
page)
2. On the etta home page, look for: "Become a member ETTA Connect"
writ large near the top. Clicking that takes you to the membership page:
( http://www.englishtabletennis.org.uk/membership/ )
3. On the membership page, on about the 7th line down, you should find:
"CREATE A NEW ACCOUNT to play in the local league"
Click on CREATE A NEW ACCOUNT and you get to the Create a New
Account page
4. The Create a New Account page is filled with vital explanatory stuff, then gives
you a choice at the bottom. Pick the option that suits, but if you only want to
play in one or more local leagues, you are a league player and you should be
paying £5.64, or half that if you are a junior. Clicking on the option appropriate
to you takes you to the http://ettaconnect.com/user/signin/ page. You can use
this page any time in the future to check or update your details, and see how
much you have paid so far to etta, but because this is your first time, you have
to click on the "Signup now" button to go to a slightly different screen that also
asks for your email address. The email address you supply here is
remembered, and various steps that follow require etta to send you an email
and you respond to that email. Your very important ETTA Menbership
Number will be sent to you by this method, so get it right! When you get in to
sign up, make sure you have your credit/debit card handy and make your
payment as soon as you are happy you are being charged the correct amount.
Don't enter all your details first, thinking you will pay later - go for payment
straight away and provide details as necessary.
Once you have your ETTA Membership Number, you can legally play in any of your nominated leagues and you will be insured in all of them - just pass on your number to whoever in your league needs it (possibly just your club secretary).
Questions and Answers
(Please refer to the ETTA web site for the complete and authorative explanation of
the new individual registration procedure. Answers here merely represent our best
understanding of the procedure that do not appear to be sufficiently clear elsewhere)
Question: " I'm being asked by my league club for my E.T.T.A. Registration / Member number. I don't have that number, but I do have my E.T.T.A. Player Licence number for the coming season. Can I use the player licence number ? or do I need both ? "
Answer: " Players who have an up-to-date player licence need not concern themselves further to play in any number of local leagues - they simply give their ETTA Player Licence number to each local league they play in. "
